A big season in Randy Sanders' debut as East Tennessee State's football coach yielded a new contract for the former Tennessee player and longtime assistant.

ETSU announced Friday a five-year deal with Sanders that runs through Dec. 31, 2023. It replaces a four-year contract that Sanders signed in December 2017.

Sanders did not receive a bonus. He's still set to earn $255,000 annually, including a base salary of $225,000 and annual stipend of $30,000. The incentive-laden deal includes performance and academic bonuses that add up to at least $150,000 annually.

UT Offensive Coordinator Randy Sanders talks with quarterback candidate Kelley Washington on the football teams first day of spring practice at Hudson Field in 2001. Amy Smotherman/Knoxville News-Sentinel (NFS)

UT football head coach Phillip Fulmer sits to the side as offensive coordinator Randy Sanders announces his resignation during a press conference at UT. Sanders will remain with the team until the end of the 2005 season. Saul Young/News Sentinel

FILE - Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher, left, send in a play via his offensive coordinator Randy Sanders in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Chattanooga in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) Mark Wallheiser, AP

Quarterback Coach Randy Sanders keeps an eye on the offense as Florida State practices on Thursday in California while preparing to meet Auburn in the BCS National Championship game. Glenn Beil/Tallahassee Democrat, Glenn Beil/Tallahassee Democrat

Sanders also is in line for retention bonuses of $25,000 if he remains the Buccaneers' coach on July 2019, July 2021 and July 2023.

“I am excited to build off last season’s success and continue taking this program to new heights," Sanders said in a news release. "I appreciate the support from the university, community, administration and players, and we are ready to see what the future holds.”

Sanders earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors in his rookie season. He guided the Bucs to an 8-4 record and the first round of the FCS playoffs. It marked the second playoff appearance in program history.

Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer is doused with Tostitos after his team beat Florida State 23-16 to win the Fiesta Bowl and the national championship Monday, Jan. 4, 1999, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz AP

Sanders was named one of 15 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the national coach of the year at the FCS level. The Bucs finished ranked No. 21 in the FCS coaches' poll.

“ETSU football made history this year under the direction of head coach Randy Sanders, and I could not be more proud of our Buccaneer football program,” ETSU Athletic Director Scott Carter said in a news release. “Excitement around ETSU football is at an all-time high due to the leadership of coach Sanders. I look forward to working with him for many years in the future as we build on the outstanding tradition of ETSU football."